Expanded polystyrene is one of the most commonly used materials for creating complex, realistic looking theatrical props for everything from amateur productions to large budget professional plays and movies. It is available in sheet or block form as well as…
Eight blocks of nominal one pound density expanded polystyrene 24 inch x 48 inch x 96 inch, were used to create this sculpture in Elgin, Illinois. The sculptor, Neal Lucas Hitch, has done projects all over the world using all…
EPS is used by professional and amateur artists throughout the country for sculpting. It is lightweight, easy to carve and readily available nationwide. For this project the artists used 6 blocks of .9 lb density expanded polystyrene 40” x 48”…
Haunted House Halloween Decorations Some people take Halloween more seriously than others. Our customer in Mendota, Illinois is a good example of that. Using 15 sheets of EPS 4” x 48” x 96” and some plywood he transformed his home…
Large Sea Serpent Carved Out of Expanded Polystyrene I have always wanted a sea serpent. Most places that I have lived have had an area that a sea serpent would want to live. Large or small ponds were in the…
Styrofoam for Lost Wax Sculptures Pam Foss has been creating sculpture for forty years. I honestly can’t say that her latest sculpture, the as yet untitled, abstraction of a jumping horse represents the culmination of her magnificent career, but it…
Giant pumpkin carved by an artist Every year around Halloween hundreds of artists gather to carve thousands of pumpkins at “The Rise of the Jack-O-Lanterns events, which are now held at six different locations in the United States. Paul Diambrosio,…
Sculpting Foam for Professional Artists Expanded polystyrene (EPS), which is often mistakenly referred to as Styrofoam, has become the most popular material for sculpting, by amateur and professional artists throughout the country. Why has it become so popular? EPS is…
Realistic EPS Foam Sculptures for Commercial Applications Our customer in Madison Heights, Virginia, a professional artist and sculptor, uses both 1 lb and 2 lb density EPS to create very realistic sculptures for commercial applications. He produces sculptures for everything…
High Pressure Water Sculpting Two blocks of .9 lb EPS 24” x 48” x 96” were used to create this unique experimental sculpture. In the artist’s own words ” With the foam in particular, we are developing a process where…
